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Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of Sept. 21 - 27, 2014 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SERIES Survivor The reality competition hosted by Jeff Probst returns for its 29th go-round. 8 p.m. CBS The Middle The family sitcom starring Patricia Heaton is back with new episodes. 8 p.m. ABC Penguins: Spy in the Huddle, A Nature Special Presentation This limited series gets cozy with several species of the flightless aquatic birds. 8 p.m. KOCE The Goldbergs "SNL's" David Spade guest stars in the sitcom's season premiere. 8:30 p.m. ABC Law &...

If you've been thinking to yourself, since the "American Idol" live shows began, that the performances this season have been somewhat less than stellar, the "Idol" judges apparently share your concern.
"Now we're into the...

Wearing a dark jacket over snug-fitting jeans, Rick Springfield strutted before the crowd gathered recently to watch him receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The singer, best known for his early-'80s hit "Jessie's Girl," bobbed his...

Sean “Diddy” Combs knows his way around the small screen — whether he’s launching reality competitions, peddling vodka in commercials, starring in music videos or doing guest spots on dramas.
But the hip-hop mogul’s next TV endeavor, his own lifestyle...

The idea was simple — but groundbreaking: Create a live showcase for black music, modeled on "American Bandstand."
Don Cornelius pulled $400 from his own pocket to launch the dance show on a local Chicago TV station in 1970. As host and...

Another week, another “Glee” release. The smash music-driven TV series has set so many records on the pop charts that its most recent sales milestone is sure to be surpassed by the time you read this -- and the Dalton ...

Dr. Luke and Max Martin spent most of the last year cramming both the radio and the pop charts with sticky singles from Katy Perry, Ke$ha and Usher. The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers clearly took note of ...

'Soul Train' creator and host Don Cornelius is being remembered by many who knew or admired him. Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder and Earvin "Magic" Johnson are among those who have issued statements remembering Don Cornelius.

The 47th Academy of Country Music Awards became a mini-reality show of its own on Sunday in Las Vegas: There was a bona fide onstage wedding, the surreal meeting of cartoonish hard rock band KISS and country trio Lady Antebellum, and Toby Keith singing a loopy

Pop provocateurs Lady Gaga and Eminem may have brought more compelling career stories to the 53rd annual Grammy Awards, but on a shocking night the big trophies went home Sunday with Southern trio Lady Antebellum and Montreal indie-rock band Arcade Fire....

Lady Antebellum's desperate late-night call for companionship, "Need You Now," was named record and song of the year among five awards the country trio collected during the 53rd Grammy Awards ceremony Sunday from Staples Center in Los...

Alas, as Tom said, the double entendre count is going to drop dramatically. And so will the viewership of 12-year-old boys. Despite coming in fourth place after last nightâs performance, it was Pamela Anderson who ended up with the lowest ...

Now that the Grammy Awards' eligibility period is over, I asked our Gold Derby pundits to pipe in. First to do so is Darrin "DoubleD" Dortch, who sizes up the race for record of the year this way: I'd be stunned if "Need You Now," "Bad Romance" and "Empire Sta

Now that we have David "Guru" Schnelwar's Grammy predictions for best record of the year to compare with the ones we already published from Darrin "DoubleD" Dortch, it's curious to see the overlap. They agree on four of the five nominees, but Schnelwar opts fo

âDancing With the Stars,â you just got unplugged! Week 4 marked the first-ever Acoustic Night at the olâ ballroom corral. The acoustic guitars came out, the songs lost their electronic beats and the Rectagon got its most dramatic makeover

What follows are instant grades of every performance at tonight's American Music Awards. This post was written off-site from the AMAs at the LAT HQ, and strived to be as fast, coherent and accurate as possible. You have been warned ... .

On last night's âGlee,â Kurt (Chris Colfer) finally made the move to Dalton Academy, where his crush/mentor Blaine (Darren Criss) sings with the school's all-boys glee club, the Warblers. They'll be headed to sectionals in next week's episode,